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1st & 2nd Regiments United States Cavalry

Position Occupied

by

Detachments

of the

1st. & 2d. Regiments

United States Cavalry

During July 3d. 1863.

Marker can be reached from Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Reserve Officers Association of the United States

At this site on the 2nd of October 1922

General of the Armies

John J. Pershing

met with 140 World War I

reserve officers and founded the

Reserve Officers Association of the United States.

At the meeting General Pershing said:

"I consider this gathering perhaps one ...

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The First Landing of Filipinos in the Continental United States

Historic Site

During the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Era from 1565 to 1815 Spanish galleons crossed the Pacific between the Philippines and Mexico.

On October 18, 1587, the Manila Galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza commanded by Pedro de Unamuno entered Morro Bay near ...

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Centennial of the United States Navy Submarine Force

100 Years

From the Depths - Sea Power

1900 - 2000

Dedicated to those

who serve beneath the seas,

families and support personnel

[Back of marker}:In recognition of the generosity

of the following donors

Lockheed Martin Corporation ·

General Dynamics ·

McDermott/BWX Technologies, Inc. ·

Raytheon Company · ...

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First Official 4th of July Celebration in the United States

Commemorating

The First Official

4th of July Celebration

In the United States

At Salem, North Carolina, 1783

* * *

This Plaque Unveiled In The

200th Anniversary Year

Of Winston-Salem

July 4, 1966

Marker is on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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First United States Mint

On this site

stood

The first United States Mint

First public building authorized by the United States Government

This plaque dedicated for the Bicentennial of the U.S. Mint

1792-1992

First Mint: 1792-1833 7th Street between Market & Arch

Second Mint: ...

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United States Post Office

Oscar Wenderoth, Architect; 1914

City of Berkeley Landmark

designated in 1980

Berkeley’s elegant Main Post Office is representative of the Second Renaissance Revival style, also called Neo-Classical Revival. Government buildings constructed in this era were designed to “educate and develop ...

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United States Mint

Erected 1835

William Strickland, Architect.

John Mitchell and Benjamin F. Fox. Builders.

The building was renovated and fireproofed

1856-59 under the supervision of

Captain Johnson K. Dunkin

On this site stood Fort San Carlos

erected in 1792 by Spanish Governor

...

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United States Customhouse

The United States Customhouse stands on historic ground. In a house on this site, James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, lived for a time, and in 1736 John Wesley preached his first sermon at Savannah in a ...

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United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard

The United States Merchant Marine

In recognition of those who serve

their country in war and peace time

to those 250,000 who served in world war II

to those 670 who were taken prisoner

to those 6,700 plus who gave ...

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